BILL NUMBER: SB 154	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   602
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 5, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 7, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 2, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JULY 6, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 3, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 3, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   FEBRUARY 17, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Polanco

                        JANUARY 7, 1999

   An act to amend Item 8260-103-0001 of Section 2.00 of Chapter 50
of the Statutes of 1999, relating to the California Arts Council,
making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof,
to take effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 154, Polanco.  California Arts Council:  allocation to Los
Angeles River Center.
   (1) Under the Budget Act of 1999, $26,187,000 is appropriated from
the General Fund to the California Arts Council for allocation to
specified museums and cultural institutions.  The Budget Act of 1999
specifies that one of these allocations, in the amount of $750,000,
is to be made to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument.
   This bill would instead provide that this allocation of $750,000
be made to the Los Angeles River Center, thereby making an
appropriation.
   (2) The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Item 8260-103-0001 of Section 2.00 of Chapter 50 of the
Statutes of 1999 is amended to read:


   8260-103-0001--For local assistance, California Arts
      Council .........................................  26,187,000
      Provisions:
      1. Of the funds appropriated in this item, the
         following allocations shall be made to museums
         and cultural institutions: $464,000 for the
         Armenian Film Foundation; $250,000 for the Arte
         Americans; $1,600,000 for the Asian Art Museum;
         $162,000 for the Bonita Historical Museum;
         $500,000 for the Brava Theater Youth Outreach;
         $1,000,000 for the Chinese-American Museum and
         Italian Hall; $750,000 for the Los
         Angeles River Center ; $34,000
         for the Harry Sweet Film Archives; $40,000 for
         the historic transportation system in Old
         Sacramento; $1,000,000 for the Hollywood
         Entertainment Museum; $1,000,000 for the
         Japanese American National Museum;
         $800,000 for the Latino Museum of History,
         Art and Culture; $5,000,000 for the
         Los Angeles Civic Center; $250,000 for the
         Mexican-American Heritage Museum; $1,250,000 for
         the Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Center;
         $250,000 for the Model Railroad Museum at
         Balboa Park; $540,000 for the Museum of Latin
         American Art; $1,500,000 for the Natural History
         Museum of Los Angeles County; $1,000,000
         for the Orange County Marine Institute;
         $145,000 for the Randall Museum; $72,000
         for the Redding Old City Hall Arts Center;
         $200,000 for the San Bernardino County
         traveling museum exhibit; $500,000 for
         the San Diego Maritime Museum; $2,000,000
         for the San Francisco Jewish Museum;
         $1,000,000 for the San Francisco Mexican Museum;
         $45,000 for the San Francisco Philharmonic;
         $35,000 for the Santa Clarita Historical Steam
         Engine; $200,000 for the Santa Maria
         Children's Museum; $2,000,000 for the Simon
         Weisenthal Center Museum of Tolerance; $2,000,000
         for the Skirball Museum; and $400,000 for the
         Zimmer Museum.
      2. The funds appropriated by this item are for
         one-time grants to museums and cultural
         institutions to provide educational services to
         public school students and for one-time grants to
         museums and cultural institutions for capital
         outlay.  In making this appropriation, it is
         the intent of the Legislature to provide a
         simple system for allocating funds to museums
         and cultural institutions that ensures
         accountability of public funds.  It is not the
         intent of the Legislature to establish an
         ongoing system of local assistance for museums
         and cultural institutions.
      3. (a) For purposes of this item, educational
             services may include teacher training,
             curriculum development, schoolsite
             presentations or workshops, distance
             learning, and reduced price or free
             admissions.  No funds appropriated by this
             item may be expended for hiring of permanent
             staff, purchase of vehicles, or the general
             operating expenses of these museums.
             Funds appropriated by this item shall be
             used to supplement, and not supplant,
             current funding for educational services
             for public school students from other
             funding sources.
         (b) On or before November 1, 1999, each museum
             and cultural institution shall submit to
             the California Arts Council a detailed
             expenditure plan on the proposed uses of
             the funds appropriated to it by this item
             for educational services.  Notwithstanding
             Section 2.00 of this act, funds appropriated
             in this item for educational services may be
             expended only for educational services
             provided from July 1, 1999, to June 30,
             2002, inclusive.
         (c) The California Arts Council shall review and
             approve each expenditure plan to ensure
             that (1) funds are proposed to be expended
             for educational purposes consistent with
             paragraph (a) of this Provision 3 and (2)
             the expenditure plan proposed a
             cost-effectiveness use of the funds.  The
             council shall develop a process for
             reviewing, approving, and paying grantees
             in a timely fashion.  To ensure financial
             accountability, the council shall develop
             a reporting process and specify information
             to be reported by grantees on a regular
             basis.
         (d) The California Arts Council shall report to
             the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by
             October 1, 2000, detailing expenditures
             made and programmatic outcomes achieved
             by each grant funded pursuant to this item
             during the 1999-00 fiscal year, and by
             October 1 for each subsequent fiscal year
             during which funds are expended, including,
             but not limited to, the number of students
             and teachers served, evidence of student
             achievement, curriculum materials developed,
             and evidence of professional growth among
             teachers trained.
      4. (a) For purposes of this item, capital outlay
             includes expenditures for planning,
             working drawings, and repair, renovation,
             and construction of museum and cultural
             institution facilities.  No funds
             appropriated by this item for purposes of
             capital outlay may be used for hiring of
             permanent staff, operating expenses, or
             non-capital-outlay-related expenditures.
         (b) On or before November 1, 1999, each museum
             and cultural institution shall submit to
             the California Arts Council a detailed
             expenditure plan on the proposed uses of
             the funds appropriated to it by this item
             for capital outlay.  Notwithstanding
             Section 2.00 of this act, funds
             appropriated in this item for capital
             outlay may be expended only for capital
             outlay purposes from July 1, 1999, to June
             30, 2002, inclusive.
         (c) The California Arts Council shall review
             and approve each expenditure plan to ensure
             that (1) funds are expended for the
             capital outlay purposes consistent with
             paragraph (a) of this Provision 4 and (2)
             the expenditure plan proposes a
             cost-effective use of the funds.  The
             council shall develop a process for
             reviewing, approving, and paying grantees
             in a timely fashion.  To ensure financial
             accountability, the council shall develop a
             reporting process and specify information
             for grantees to report on a regular basis.
         (d) The California Arts Council shall report
             to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee
             by October 1, 2000, detailing expenditures
             made and the outcome in terms of facilities
             repaired, renovated, or constructed for
             the 1999-00 fiscal year, and by
             October 1 for each subsequent fiscal
             year during which funds appropriated
             by this item are expended.
      5. Of the funds appropriated by this item,
         $200,000 shall be used by the California Arts
         Council to defray it for support and related
         expenses for performing its responsibilities
         under this item.  The council may enter into an
         interagency agreement to obtain personnel
         services relating to the review and approval of
         capital outlay expenditure plans.
      6. The funds appropriated for the Armenian Film
         Foundation shall be expended for a grant for
         the production of an educational film on the
         Armenian genocide.

  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order that funding provided in the Budget Act of 1999 may be
properly directed to the Los Angeles River Center in a timely
fashion, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
